11 Facts About Carlos Bea

Carlos Tiburcio Bea was born on April 18,1934 and is a Spanish-born American judge and lawyer.

Carlos Bea is a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Carlos Bea was appointed to that court by President George W Bush in 2003 to replace Judge Charles Edward Wiggins.

Carlos Bea joined Delta Tau Delta International Fraternity while at Stanford.

In 1952, Carlos Bea represented Cuba as a member of the country's basketball team in the Helsinki Olympics.

Carlos Bea suggested to the immigration judge that he be drafted to cure the apparent violation, but the judge refused as the Korean War had already ended.

Carlos Bea won his appeal at the Board of Immigration Appeals, opining that the lower court had abused its discretion.

Carlos Bea attended Stanford Law School and received his Juris Doctor in 1958.

Carlos Bea was in private practice in California after that, but in 1990 he became a trial judge on the San Francisco County Superior Court.

Carlos Bea served there until his appointment to the Ninth Circuit in 2003.

In June 2019, Carlos Bea announced his intention to assume senior status upon the nomination, confirmation and appointment of a successor.